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Riverland harvest slowed by late falls

Riverland harvest slowed by late falls

Late rain in the Riverland region was unlikely to have a positive impact on yields in the area, but in the Southern Mallee, which received slightly more rain through the year, crops had fared better.

Streaky's ready to rodeo again

Streaky's ready to rodeo again

It has been more than 30 years since a rodeo event was held on the Eyre Peninsula and Streaky Bay decided it was time to bring back the popular event.

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

DAIRYFARMERS, processors and government representatives were all in the same room in Adelaide yesterday to devise a path forward for the state's dairy industry.

Water allocations hit 100pc

Water allocations hit 100pc

SA irrigators are about to be back on 100 per cent water allocations.

Streaky's ready to rodeo again

Streaky's ready to rodeo again

It has been more than 30 years since a rodeo event was held on the Eyre Peninsula and Streaky Bay decided it was time to bring back the popular event.

New online platform enables live-stream buying

New online platform enables live-stream buying

PRO-STOCK Livestock are preparing for the future with the installation of a live-stream buying platform at their Mount Compass saleyards.

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

See what was making news in Stock Journal exactly 30 years ago.

What counts as consensus within a community?

What counts as consensus within a community?

The results are back in from the AEC ballot, gauging opinion for a potential radioactive waste facility within the Kimba community.

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

YORKE Peninsula growers have been met with varying fortunes in 2019.

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

See what was making news in Stock Journal exactly 30 years ago.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Water allocations hit 100pc

Water allocations hit 100pc

SA irrigators are about to be back on 100 per cent water allocations.

What counts as consensus within a community?

What counts as consensus within a community?

The results are back in from the AEC ballot, gauging opinion for a potential radioactive waste facility within the Kimba community.

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

DAIRYFARMERS, processors and government representatives were all in the same room in Adelaide yesterday to devise a path forward for the state's dairy industry.

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

YORKE Peninsula growers have been met with varying fortunes in 2019.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Latest SA funding leaves KI mayor 'bewildered'

Latest SA funding leaves KI mayor 'bewildered'

The recent $1 million granted to Kangaroo Island and Tatiara District Council as part of the Drought Communities Program has left KI mayor Michael Pengilly questioning the funding scheme.

Latest SA funding leaves KI mayor 'bewildered'

First Limestone Coast beef forum a success

First-cross ewes hit $388

Lamb becoming luxury item for consumers

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Looking to build resilience not rely on drought handouts

Looking to build resilience not rely on drought handouts

The government's drought resilience plan has won praise , but the communications about the plan's process have been less well received.

Can Grain Prices Keep Going Higher?

Can Grain Prices Keep Going Higher?

Sponsored content: With Australian wheat and barley production down in the most recent harvest, what factors are set to influence our grain prices in the near future?

Riverland harvest slowed by late falls

Riverland harvest slowed by late falls

Late rain in the Riverland region was unlikely to have a positive impact on yields in the area, but in the Southern Mallee, which received slightly more rain through the year, crops had fared better.

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

South stacks up as rest of YP battles

YORKE Peninsula growers have been met with varying fortunes in 2019.

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Wool prices end week in positive territory despite late wobble

Wool prices end week in positive territory despite late wobble

Wool prices went on their erratic path this week but at least the market made some overall gains.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

Domestic consumers and overseas importers spent $5.78 billion buying Australian lamb and mutton in 2018-19.

First-cross ewes hit $388

First-cross ewes hit $388

EWES at Edenhope, Vic, today have hit a record $388.

Solid start to week for wool with EMI rising 25 cents

Solid start to week for wool with EMI rising 25 cents

Wool sales have started the week on a positive note with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing 25 cents to 1580c.

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

KMART and Target will dump non-muelsed wool by 2023.

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

China has continued its import splurge on Australian lamb and mutton in October.

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Plant profits fuel growth

Plant profits fuel growth

Water supply, gender diversity also on the agenda for processors in 2019.

Darling Downs Wagyu blazes $50m-a-year trails in Korea

Darling Downs Wagyu blazes $50m-a-year trails in Korea

AACo looks to brands as its future.

First Limestone Coast beef forum a success

First Limestone Coast beef forum a success

A first time beef producers forum near Bordertown has been hailed a success.

Farmgate prices must reflect the value of nutrients in animal source food

Farmgate prices must reflect the value of nutrients in animal source food

Adequate returns vital to livestock production sustainability: TropAg 2019

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The small Tassie school with big agtech ambitions

The small Tassie school with big agtech ambitions

The Winnaleah District High School may have just 90 students but it's got its sights set on becoming a hub of sustainable agricultural learning and innovation.

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

State and territory government traffic authorities are considering deregistration of vehicles fitted with faulty Alpha and critical airbags where owners have ignored repeated requests to have them replaced.

Farmers taking on the wild west of agtech

Farmers taking on the wild west of agtech

evokeAG. 2020 will shed light on how technology and data can help you make better decisions on your property.

A case for rotational grazing

A case for rotational grazing

Sponsored content: Carbon farming presents a real economic opportunity for livestock producers in the future and the best time to get started given current climatic conditions is now.

With the RET reducing in 2020, now is the time to ask Santa for solar

With the RET reducing in 2020, now is the time to ask Santa for solar

With the Renewable Energy Target set to reduce on January 1, Solar Link's Adam Dolkin says there's never been a better time to put a rooftop or small commercial system on your Christmas list.

From the saleyards to tech entrepreneurship

From the saleyards to tech entrepreneurship

When most people think of tech entrepreneurs they think of a hoodie wearing millenial from Silicone Valley, not a lifelong livestock agent from Gunnedah, but that's exactly what Guy Gallen is.

Landcarers race to save tortoise from extinction

Landcarers race to save tortoise from extinction

Landcarers use Gallagher Landcare Fencing Grant to help save the Western Swamp Tortoise from the brink of extinction.

Weather, prices and production: what to expect this harvest

Weather, prices and production: what to expect this harvest

Sponsored content: As harvest approaches all market influencers are being watched with a keen eye; the weather, grain prices, overseas news, and production and yield estimates to make an assumption of what grain prices will do during and post-harvest.

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Focus on renewable energy in Wagga Wagga| Video| Photos

Focus on renewable energy in Wagga Wagga| Video| Photos

Not quite 300 people turned up in Wagga Wagga to hear about the latest opportunities for renewable energy generation in agriculture.

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

DAIRYFARMERS, processors and government representatives were all in the same room in Adelaide yesterday to devise a path forward for the state's dairy industry.

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

Flashback Friday - November 1989 | Photos

See what was making news in Stock Journal exactly 30 years ago.

Hope shines across rural Australia | Photos

Hope shines across rural Australia | Photos

See the first entries coming into our 100 Stories of Hope photographic competition

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick look at what some of the players in agribusiness have been up to lately

ACCC approves GrainCorp's bulk terminal sale - except Kembla

ACCC approves GrainCorp's bulk terminal sale - except Kembla

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission blocks ANZ Terminals from owning GrainCorp's Port Kembla and Osborne bulk liquid terminals

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Finalists revealed for the Australian Export Awards to be announced in Canberra next month

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

With China pushing meat prices up globally it's getting dearer for Australia's smallgoods industry.

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Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

Dairy summit sets priorities for industry future | PHOTOS

DAIRYFARMERS, processors and government representatives were all in the same room in Adelaide yesterday to devise a path forward for the state's dairy industry.

Farmgate prices must reflect the value of nutrients in animal source food

Farmgate prices must reflect the value of nutrients in animal source food

Adequate returns vital to livestock production sustainability: TropAg 2019

Wagyu infusion brings benefits to dairy

Wagyu infusion brings benefits to dairy

THE decision to use Wagyu genetics when joining their heifers has brought multiple benefits to the Mignanelli family at Myponga.

The milk, the whole milk and nothing but the milk: the story behind our dairy woes

The milk, the whole milk and nothing but the milk: the story behind our dairy woes

In this piece for The Conversation, University of Melbourne's Professor of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine, Andrew Fisher takes a look at the big issues impacting in our dairy industry.

Beefing up dairy income streams

Beefing up dairy income streams

Milk producers ramp up use of beef semen.

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Deere focused on automation and artificial intelligence

Deere focused on automation and artificial intelligence

John Deere have showcased a number of innovative concepts at Agritechnica, including a concept spray drone developed with Volocopter.

Fendt wins tractor of the year

Fendt wins tractor of the year

The Fendt 942 Vario has been named tractor of they year at Agritechnica

Driving the future of farming

Driving the future of farming

The head of innovation for Agritechnica believes there are a number of trends driving forward agricultural machinery technology.

Electric mini-digger keeps things quiet

Electric mini-digger keeps things quiet

JCB CEA will launch its first electric mini-digger early next year

Handbrake on tractor sales

Handbrake on tractor sales

The Tractor and Machinery Association reports on the industries October sales figures

Trends in crop protection technology

Trends in crop protection technology

Intelligent spray technology at Agritechnica

New tyre partnership announced

New tyre partnership announced

Titan Australia partners with tyre specialist GRI

Precision seeders have dealers talking

Precision seeders have dealers talking

CNH brings its brands together

Property

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Adelaide Hills opportunity

Adelaide Hills opportunity

Two livestock grazing parcels have been listed for sale near Meadows in the high rainfall region of Adelaide Hills, creating a small business or lifestyle opportunity for interested investors.

Caber Feidh sold at auction

Caber Feidh sold at auction

Aramac property Caber Feidh has sold at an Elders auction for $4.4 million.

Schwennesen's Warkon offers scale

Schwennesen's Warkon offers scale

Warkon is being sold through an expressions of interest closing with Ray White Rural on December 13.

Record result in YP land sale

Record result in YP land sale

A recent property sale near Arthurton has broken records for land prices on Yorke Peninsula.

Opinion

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'Climate change doesn't cause fires'

'Climate change doesn't cause fires'

Opinion: Tom Marland says it's more important than even to look at practical and affordable solutions to how best manage the impacts of fire.

Passion projects provide business fulfilment

Passion projects provide business fulfilment

A lot of people say you should follow your passion, but I'm not sure how many people actually do.

Does the government want us to be agrarian socialists?

Does the government want us to be agrarian socialists?

Opinion: How can the PM justify his $100m market intervention for drought hit farmers, when government can't explain how it works?